TELESPAZIO S.p.A.

CONTRACTOR AND SUPPLIER

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY
Today Telespazio S. p .A is active in the following areas: space services and systems: space mission definition, ground segment development, implementation and integration, LEOP-Launch and Early Orbit Phase-services; telemetry and operation of satellites and ground facilities; telecommunications services: facility design, implementation and operation; satellite-based voice, video and data transmission between fixed and mobile points.
Particularly worth mentioning, among satellite-based multimedia services, are the following: tele-medicine, distance learning and disaster recovery; television services: satellite-based broadcasting, distribution and transport of television signals for domestic and foreign broadcasters; services and applications for infomobility, monitoring and control of apparatus and land: voice, data, two-way messaging and global positioning through the EMSat, Euteltracs and Geocomm, Orbcomm systems.
Earth observation: acquisition and distribution of spaceborne remote sensing data, and value added applications for land and environmental purposes.


MAJOR PROJECTS
24 months - 1999, European Commission, Galenos, Europe, Telemedice

24 Months - 1999, European Commission, Genesis, Europe, Distance Learning

24 Months - 2000, European Commission, Gauss Galileo And Umts Synergetic System, Europe, Satellite -Umts

30 Months - 2000, European Commission, Virtuous Virtual Home Umts on Satellite, Europe, Satellite -Umts

30 Months - 2001, European Commission, FUTURE (funtional Umts Real Emulator), Europe, Satellite -UMTS